The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is Australia's national transport safety investigator. The ATSB's function is to improve safety and public confidence in the aviation, marine and rail modes of transport. The ATSB is Australia's prime agency for the independent investigation of civil aviation, rail and maritime accidents, incidents and safety deficiencies.

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Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Awareness Campaign begins in WA

Date: 26 July 2005

As part of its national safety awareness campaign for commercial
fishermen, announced in December 2004, the Australian Transport
Safety Bureau (ATSB) will be conducting a series of informal
face-to-face meetings with fishermen in two ports in northern WA,
this week.

The aim of the meetings is to raise the awareness of commercial
fishermen to similar causal factors, identified by the ATSB during
investigations of 23 collisions between trading ships and fishing
vessels conducted since 1990.

The meetings will complement a safety bulletin, published by the
ATSB in December 2004, and form an important part of the safety
awareness campaign.

The ATSBs safety awareness meetings will be held in conjunction
with seafood safety and handling training workshops, which are
being held by the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council
(WAFIC), Challenger TAFE and WA's Department of Fisheries during
the last week in July.

All commercial fishermen are encouraged to participate in the
meetings, which will be held immediately after the training
workshops in Broome and Point Sampson.